Seasonal Attendance Forecast Tool

Project future attendance based on historical data and expected growth. This tool helps you anticipate peaks and troughs in your visitor numbers, enabling smarter resource allocation throughout the year.

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Allocate marketing budget to boost off-peak seasons and manage peak capacity.

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Understanding Seasonal Forecasting

Seasonal forecasting is a method of predicting future demand based on past, seasonal patterns. For most zoos and aquariums, attendance is not evenly distributed throughout the year. It's influenced by weather, holidays, school schedules, and marketing events.

Method: This tool uses a simple but effective method. It first calculates the percentage of your total annual attendance that occurred in each quarter last year (the "seasonal weight"). It then applies this same distribution to your total forecasted attendance for next year, which is calculated from your overall growth projection.

This approach assumes that the underlying seasonal pattern will remain consistent, while allowing you to account for overall growth or decline due to factors like new exhibits, marketing campaigns, or changing economic conditions.

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